Forbes Rich List 2011 – Carlos Slim is Richest Person in the World

Carlos Slim of Mexico is crowned as the Richest Man in the World by the recent Forbes List 2011 Billionaires with $74 billion in wealth and assets. Bill Gates has $56 billion and investor Warren Buffett has $50 billion.

Here is the Top 20 Richest People in the World according to Forbes List 2011:

1. Carlos Slim (Mexico) – $74 billion, telecommunications

2. Bill Gates (USA) – $56 billion, Microsoft

3. Warren Buffett (USA) – $50 billion, Berkshire Hathaway

4. Bernard Arnault (France) – $41 billion, LVMH

5. Larry Ellison (USA) – $39.5 billion, Oracle Corp

6. Lakshmi Mittal (India) – $31.1 billion, steel

7. Armancio Ortega (Spain) – $31 billion, retail

8. Eike Batista (Brazil) – $30 billion, mining, oil

9. Mukesh Ambani (India) – $27 billion, petrochemicals, oil and gas

10. Christy Walton (USA) – $26.5 billion, Wal-Mart

11. Li Ka-Shing (China) – $26 billion

12. Karl Albrecht (Germany) – $25.5 billion

13. Stefan Persson (Sweden) – $24.5 billion

14. Vladmir Lisin (Russia) – $24 billion

15. Lilian Bettencourt (France) – $23.5 billion

16. Sheldon Adelson (United States) – $23.3 billion

17. David Thomson (Canada) – $23 billion

18. Charles Koch (United States) – $22 billion

19. David Koch (United States) – $22 billion

20. Jim Walton (United States) – $21.3 billion